Ugly Stick

[BigBassin144]

Randy, most big brands won't have many two piece rods if any at all.

I think you're best bet for 2 piece selection would be a store's brand, like cabela's or BPS. Check out the Cabela's Fish Eagle II. It was the first trigger rod I owned and it's was great for that price range. It'll sure beat the heck out of an ugly stick, performance and sensitivity wise (you just can't tie it into a knot )

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...372&hasJS=true

model GC663-2 is 6'6" MH 2 piece (on sale for 30 bucks right now)
model GC702-2 is 7' MH 2 piece (79.99, still a good price for the rod, especially since it fits your requirements.)

Neither of these rods list the action, but a lot of sites don't unless it's something special like a crankbait rod, so I'd assume both of these are Fast action, which is perfect for plastics and jigs.

So like I said before, length is really a preference when it comes to most of the bottom bouncing baits like soft plastics. I prefer a longer 7' rod, but either will work for the applications you're using it for.

BB